Chicago Lifestyle Podcast & Video Blog
This ninety minute version of the icon fish tale Moby Dick produced by Chicago based Theatre in the Dark captures the essence of Herman Melville’s classic seafaring novel including vivid descriptions of the elusive and menacing great white whale itself. No need to keep your …
If you are a lover of classic film noir don’t miss Nightmare Alley a 1947 film starring Tyrone Power and Joan Blondell, with Colleen Gray as Molly directed by Edmund Goulding. You can watch it right here and now. A talented circus con man reaches …
Dozens of local singers, dancers, and musicians join a star studded group of celebrities including Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kegan-Michael Key, Jessie Mueller, Andre De Shields, Alan Ruck, George Wendt, Joe Mantegna, Rachel Barton Pine, E. Faye Butler, Ramsey Lewis, Twista, Rhymefest, Sandra Delgado, Jim Peterik, Lecy Goranson, Kurt Elling and Chef Rick Bayless to record the Blues Brothers classic “Sweet Home Chicago” in support of the Arts for Illinois Relief Fund providing relief to Chicago-area artists throughout Chicago and Illinois who are struggling in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The full list of artists in the video includes (in alphabetical order): Edson Barbosa, Bril Barrett, Rachel Barton Pine, Rick Bayless, Jim Belushi, Melanie Brezill, Time Brickey, Tristan Bruns, E. Faye Butler, Dara Cameron, Matt Cashdollar, Thomas Cavender, David Chiriboga, Shantel Cribbs, André De Shields, Sandra Delgado, Star Dixon, Michael A. Downs, Kurt Elling, Annie Ermel, Aubriel Fields, Felicia P. Fields, Annie Jo Fischer, Joshua Funk, Cindy Gold, Lecy Goranson, Monique Haley, Brad Hall, Charlie Hall, Henry Hall, Anne Harris, Bernard Johnson, Mark Kelly, Heidi Kettenring, Keegan-Michael Key, Nicole Kyoung-Mi Lambert, Ramsey Lewis, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Nikki Lynette, Courtney Mack, Mallory Maedke, Ezra Mahler, Michael Mahler, Joe Mantegna, Megon McDonough, Dan McGuinness, Anthony Mosely, Jessie Mueller, Jesse Nolan, Jeff Perry, Jim Peterik, Jessica Redish, Rhymefest, Maisie Rose, Alan Ruck, Larkin Ruck, Julia Rust, Amaris Sanchez, Martin Saunders, Colten Settle, KJ Sheldon, Christine Sherill, Raymond Smith, Paul Oakley Stovall, John Toney, Cyrus Tong, Jessica Tong, Twista, Trey Vavra, Sam Wagster, Michael Weber, George Wendt, Jayden Wilson, Bobbi Wilsyn, Ellen Winters, Elise Wolf and Jeff Wolfe.
WTTW Chicago’s PBS station produced a series of roughly hour long videos under the banner “Remembering Chicago.” The first video covered the 1920s -30s and 40s. In 2004 the year the first of the series was produced many of the people featured like Studs Terkel, …
Theatre in the Dark celebrates the end of 2020 with their spin on Charles Dickens’ beloved classic tale of self-reflection and repentance. Through a nightmarish one night odyssey iconic miser Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge comes to see his negative effect on others, as well as his …
Stop the swamp . . . save a pond.
Residents defeat proposal to vote Lakeview precinct dry.
Dogs gone wild in Lakeview.
Help is badly needed for adored Streeterville couple.
Hopleaf heading into hibernation.
New Van Gogh exhibit coming to North Side.
Pandemic inspires luxury restaurants to offer takeout.
High School senior distributes warm blankets to homeless.
DoorDash gives half a million dollars in grants to area restaurants.
Play the podcast above to hear more about these stories and others….
We are pleased to continue our alliance with Inside Publications providing summaries of news from their three local newspapers distributed throughout Chicago Lakefront communities, including the Inside-Booster, News-Star, and the Skyline. This is the December 2020 podcast news summary issue.
Listeners will have access to the complete stories presented by picking up any of the Inside Publications offered for free at various locations throughout the Lakefront communities or visit InsideOnline.com.
“Steadfast Tin Soldier” based on a story by Hans Christian Anderson is reprised this year online by Chicago Lookingglass Theatre Company. In this toybox tale a damaged tin soldier falls in love with a beautiful dollhouse ballerina. An unfortunate turn of events involving a jealous …
HEADLINES: Two girlfriends pulled off string of bank heists across Chicago Fall Trout Fishing Season Opens Skin Cancer Can Be Deadly Two of North Side’s top comedy spots now up for sale Disabled man hospitalized by hit-and-run driver The Growler Project will bring beer …
There are many business networking events taking place online. This week I attended the Chicago edition of the Virtual Small Business Expo. At this Chicago event I met about 15 new people. Learn about virtual business networking and some of the people I met.
Theatre in the Dark’s virtual audio drama of “A WAR OF THE WORLDS” based on H.G. Wells’ iconic novel about a Martian invasion of the Earth. Theatre in the Dark is an innovative production company with a mission to create theater performance based on sound. This …
Some Headlines: Feds aid local law enforcement through Operation Legend Lincoln Park’s North Pond is disappearing Construction starts on 47-story retail/residential/hotel tower in the Loop Indiana lawyer charged with smashing a Lakeview bar’s windows last winter Despite turbulent market, Chicago real estate sales post 5% …
Our alliance with Inside Publications to provide summaries of news from their three local newspapers Inside-Booster, News –Star, and the Skyline, distributed throughout Chicago Lakefront communities continues. This is the September 2020 podcast Chicago neighborhood news summary issue.
Here are some of the headlines included in this issue:
Neighbors fed up with brazen downtown criminal activity
Lane Tech veterans oppose removal of Indian Statue
New surge in Divvy bike thefts traced to credit card fraud and docking station flaws
Votes are in for police in schools
Marathon pot meeting ends in down vote
As city’s finances crash, TIF program comes under scrutiny
Loyola’s Sister Jean scores 101st birthday with a virtual celebration
Facebook reunite teen lovers
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